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Princeton's WordNet

  1. syntax errornoun

    an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language

    "syntax errors can be recognized at compilation time"; "a common syntax error is to omit a parenthesis"

Wikipedia

  1. Syntax error

    In computer science, a syntax error is an error in the syntax of a sequence of characters or tokens that is intended to be written in a particular programming language. For compiled languages, syntax errors are detected at compile-time. A program will not compile until all syntax errors are corrected. For interpreted languages, however, a syntax error may be detected during program execution, and an interpreter's error messages might not differentiate syntax errors from errors of other kinds. There is some disagreement as to just what errors are "syntax errors". For example, some would say that the use of an uninitialized variable's value in Java code is a syntax error, but many others would disagree and would classify this as a (static) semantic error. In 8-bit home computers that used BASIC interpreter as their primary user interface, the SYNTAX ERROR error message became somewhat notorious, as this was the response to any command or user input the interpreter could not parse. A syntax error can occur or take place, when an invalid equation is being typed on a calculator. This can be caused, for instance, by opening brackets without closing them, or less commonly, entering several decimal points in one number.

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  1. syntax error

    A syntax error refers to a mistake in a program's source code that violates the grammatical rules of the programming language. It might be caused by typos, incorrect punctuation, wrong indentation, or improper use of programming constructs. Syntax errors prevent a program from being compiled or run effectively, until they are identified and corrected.

Wikidata

  1. Syntax error

    In computer science, a syntax error refers to an error in the syntax of a sequence of characters or tokens that is intended to be written in a particular programming language. For compiled languages syntax errors occur strictly at compile-time. A program will not compile until all syntax errors are corrected. For interpreted languages, however, not all syntax errors can be reliably detected until run-time, and it is not necessarily simple to differentiate a syntax error from a semantic error; many don't try at all. In 8-bit home computers that used BASIC interpreter as their primary user interface, the SYNTAX ERROR error message became somewhat notorious, as this was the response to any command or user input the interpreter couldn't parse. A syntax error may also occur when an invalid equation is entered into a calculator. This can be caused, for instance, by opening brackets without closing them, or less commonly, entering several decimal points in one number. In Java the following is a syntactically correct statement: while the following is not: A compiler will flag a syntax error when given source code that does not meet the requirements of the language grammar.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of syntax error in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of syntax error in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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